I went to urgent care to get tested for and treat BV. Got my test results online and was shocked to see I am positive for HSV 2.
I am shocked in the middle of my workday and I don’t know what to do. I’ve never had an outbreak or even a cold sore before so I had no idea and never been tested for HSV before.
I feel so fucking stupid right now. I haven’t been tested for STIs since college, and back then I played fast as loose with being safe at times. God, I feel so so so so stupid.
I need to tell my boyfriend but have to sit and wait 4 hours for him to get out of work. I don’t want to text him about it, but I also can’t see him in person today. I’m so scared.
EDIT: I called my bf and told him. He is supportive and understanding. He feels bad because maybe I got it from a cold sore, but there’s no way of knowing if I had gotten it from someone before him. We are going to be ok.
Thank you to everyone for the extremely kind and supportive comments, they mean so much. I know there is a huge stigma and in the grand scheme of things HSV is not a big deal.
Some people pointed out that false positives are common, but turns out I am negative for BV and the symptoms I had also point to HSV. I didn’t know some outbreaks could be internal only.